Title: Using if() with checkboxes
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Using if() with checkboxes

 *  Resolved [Simba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simbalion/)
 * (@simbalion)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-if-with-checkboxes/)
 * Hi, I want to do something like this:
    (function){ if(fieldname1=true) return(
   fieldname2+fieldname3); if(fieldname1=false) return (fieldname3-fieldname2); }
 * Is it possible to create a conditional statement based on the status of a checkbox,
   and if so what is the correct syntax? I couldn’t find anything about this in 
   the documentation on the website.. 🙂
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 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-if-with-checkboxes/#post-6562921)
 * Hi,
 * Yes, that’s possible, and it is very simple, if the checkboxes are not ticked,
   its value is 0, so, you can use any of following equations:
 * First option:
 *     ```
       (function(){
       if(fieldname1) return fieldname2+fieldname3;
       return fieldname3-fieldname2;
       })()
       ```
   
 * Second option:
 * `IF(fieldname1, fieldname2+fieldname3, fieldname3-fieldname2)`
 * Third option:
 * `(fieldname1)?fieldname2+fieldname3:fieldname3-fieldname2`
 * All previous options are a valid solution to your equation.
 * Best regards.
 *  Thread Starter [Simba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simbalion/)
 * (@simbalion)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-if-with-checkboxes/#post-6563002)
 * Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-if-with-checkboxes/#post-6563002)
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